Portable music-stand.



A the following is a specification.

UNITED STATE-s .A

PATENT Clarion.'

CHARLES MEISTER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PORTABLE MUSIC-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersratent No. 634,533, dated october 1o, 1899.

A Application filed January 30, 189i).v Serial No.n 703,817. l (Fo model.)

To' all whom, it may con/cern.:

Be it known that LCHARLES MEISTER, acitizen of the United States, residing ,at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvaniahave invented a new and useful Portable Music-Stand, of which Myinvention relates to improvements in portable music-stands. p

The object of my invention is to aord a convenient stand for the support of sheetmusic and which `when not in use is adapted to be folded into a compact form for convenient transportation.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device opened and ready for use. Fig. 2 is a view of thesame closed and ready for transport-ation, the cylinderbeing in longitudinal section; also, piece 7 is in section, with one of the legs 15 removed. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the lines as of Fig.

1. Fig. 4 is a detailed view of the upper part knurled nuts S and 9,- respectively. Thesaid nuts are located outside the cylinder andare adapted for the manual operation and adjustment of ltheir respective' supporting members '6, and 7. Y Attached to` the supporting member G is the rod 10,- Which extends longitudinally through the center of the cylinder and is curved slightly at its outward. end. Ad-

justably securedto rod 10 bythe loop-11 isV the member 14, which forms part of and supports the other members of the collapsible `rack. This rack consistsof the horizontal pieces pivoted atthe upper and lower ends of member 14 and having their outward ends f pivotally connected with the pieces parallel Y to member 14, 'so'.that when 'the lower hori zontal members are moved upwardly to lie.

-` parallel with veach otherV and with member 14 'the other membersalso lie together, as shownl in Fig. 2. Secured: to the member 14 isa spring 13, which projects through a slot in vsaid member 14 and engages With the rod 10, lnormally to hold the piece 14 in any required cured by tightening the said nut 8. The collapsible rackv and the member 14, to which it is secured, are then drawn upward upon the member 10 to the position shown in Fig. 1

and held 4there by spring 13 at the desired inclination.

Pivotally secured to member 7 are the legs 15, which, When the device is in the condition Vshown in Fig. 2 lie folded in a parallel position Y within the cylinder and extend approximately throughout the length thereof;

Upon releasing supporting member 7 from the position shown in Fig.'2 by loosening the kniirled nut 9 the said member 7 may be moved vto the position shown in Fig. 1 and there secured again by tightening the knurled nut 9. When the supporting member 7 reaches the position shown in Fig. l, the legs 15 have become suciently released from the cylinder to respond to theaction `of springs 16 to spread `:in the position shown in said Fig. 1. The grooves 17 in the base of said cylinder,y which are'occupied by the legs when extended, serve tohold said legs in theirproper respective radiating posit-ions. Thesprings 16 are secured to said legs ne'artheir pivotedend` will readily slide past the lother without in-V By constructing Ythe rack so as` tojslide uponthe supporting-'rod V10 when the terference.'

ra'ck'is folded it will lie alongside the rod 10 and each extend approximately the .entire length lof the cylinder and surrounded by the three legs, as yabove described. By this construction vit will be noted that I have provided a,device-capable of extension to about threeV i e v 1 Y634,533.

times the length of the cylinder-that is, I have provided a music-stand readily extended to the normal height for such devices and readily folded and which when folded for transportation assumes the proportions of an ordinary music-roll.

l. In a portable music-stand, a music-rack, a supporting member therefor bent at its upper extension, and spring means connected with the rack for adj ustably securin g the rack in the desired position upon said supporting member, substantially as described.

2. In a portable music-stand the combination of a hollow casing, a rack-supporting member andaleg-supportingmember adapted to slide Within the casing, from en'd to end, each past the other, and means for manually operating and adj ustaloly securin g each, substantially as described.

3. In a portable music-stand the combination of a hollovsT casing, a folding rack and a standard therefor, and folding legs, each when Within the casing occupying positions side by side, and each extending approximately the length of the casing, with manually-op erative means for moving said rack-standard and legs respectively, and for adjustably securing the same, substantially as described.

et. In a portable music-stand the combination of a hollow casing having diametricaily opposite longitudinal slots, supporting members adapted to slide longitudinally Within the casing and provided With external means for manual operation connected With the same through the opposite slots respectively and means for adjustably securing said supporting membersin anydesired position; legs connected with one supporting member, springactuated and adapted to spread when sufficiently extended from the cylinder, and a folding rack and support therefor connected With the other supporting member, substantially as described.

CIIAS. MEISTER. IVitnesses:

JNO. SToKEs ADAMS, MAE HOFFMANN. 

